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Child care centers and preschools in Garfield County, NE
How Garfield County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for child care centers and preschools: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $229K
- On child care and other personal services · $326 a household
- Spending per listing
- $76K
- 92% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.8
- 7.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,710
- −5.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $326 per household (44% below the U.S. average), households in Garfield County spend about $229K a year on child care and other personal services. Spread across 3 child care centers and preschools, that is $76K per center, 92% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
There are 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. That comes to 42.8 for every 10,000 households, 7.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for child care services in Garfield County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Garfield County declined 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Garfield County compares
The same measures for Nebraska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Garfield County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.8 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $76K | $566K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,080 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.1% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $326 | $421 | $581 |
| Median household income | $62,804 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 0The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Garfield County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Garfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,710−5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 701
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $62,804
- Average household income
- $80,048
- Median home value
- $176,600
- Jobs located here
- 761
- Daytime population
- 1,677Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 51 | 7 | 6.5 | $755K | +3.9% | #803 of 1,611 |
| 2Hall County, NE | 46 | 14 | 5.7 | $644K | +1.4% | #942 of 1,611 |
| 3Lancaster County, NE | 41 | 74 | 5.5 | $737K | +3.4% | #1,066 of 1,611 |
| 4Gage County, NE | 41 | 5 | 5.4 | $654K | +0.2% | #1,073 of 1,611 |
| 5Sarpy County, NE | 41 | 69 | 9.3 | $583K | +9.0% | #1,083 of 1,611 |
| 6Saunders County, NE | 40 | 7 | 7.9 | $599K | +6.0% | #1,116 of 1,611 |
| 7Washington County, NE | 37 | 10 | 11.9 | $425K | +1.8% | #1,174 of 1,611 |
| 8Platte County, NE | 36 | 10 | 7.3 | $495K | +3.9% | #1,199 of 1,611 |
| 9Buffalo County, NE | 35 | 10 | 5.0 | $788K | +1.9% | #1,207 of 1,611 |
| 10Douglas County, NE | 35 | 195 | 8.2 | $573K | +3.6% | #1,224 of 1,611 |
| Garfield County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 42.8 | $76K | −5.4% |
Other business types in Garfield County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Garfield County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 child care centers and preschools in Garfield County. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Garfield County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Garfield County, NE spend on child care and other personal services?
About $229K a year, or $326 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $76K per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 701 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garfield County, NE compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Garfield County has 42.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 7.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $76K, 92% below the U.S. figure of $1M.
How fast is Garfield County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Garfield County at 1,710 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 701 households. Median household income in Garfield County is $62,804, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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